| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Harvey Chambers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Ratliff (fresh) SF - Larry Humphery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Angelo Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harris Kinsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Sean Harless (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Winslow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Felix Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Virgil Kepner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Larry Humphery inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:42 | Miami (FL) | Larry Humphery is fouled on the floor by Michael Winslow - foul #1 on Michael Winslow, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| 19:25 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Garcia misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Virgil Kepner - foul #2 on Virgil Kepner, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| 19:25 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 19:25 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 18:56 | Florida State | Harvey Chambers steals the ball from Arthur Johnson | 26-27 |
| 18:52 | Miami (FL) | Harvey Chambers blows the layup | 26-27 |
| 18:50 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Arthur Johnson | 26-27 |
| 18:26 | Florida State | Sean Harless's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| 18:00 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Garcia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-27 |
| 17:40 | Florida State | Sean Harless buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Winslow | 26-30 |
| 17:33 | Miami (FL) | Harvey Chambers is hacked by Sean Harless - foul #1 on Sean Harless, team foul #3 | 26-30 |
| 17:19 | Miami (FL) | Harris Kinsey misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Arthur Johnson - foul #1 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #4 | 26-30 |
| 17:19 | Miami (FL) | Harris Kinsey misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 17:19 | Miami (FL) | Harris Kinsey misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 17:19 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:50 | Florida State | Larry Humphery denies the turnaround by Sean Harless | 26-30 |
| 16:49 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Ward Ratliff | 26-30 |
| 16:22 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Garcia connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Ward Ratliff | 28-30 |
| 16:01 | Florida State | Sean Harless's layup is rejected by Angelo Garcia | 28-30 |
| 16:00 | Florida State | Felix Lopez tips it back up and in | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Harvey Chambers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Ratliff (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Humphery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Angelo Garcia (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Harris Kinsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Sean Harless (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Winslow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Felix Lopez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Virgil Kepner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Garcia loses the dribble to Arthur Johnson | 28-32 |
| 15:33 | Florida State | Sean Harless loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush (PG), Joseph Hall (SG), Samuel Satterfield (SF), Ernesto Sosa (PF) Harvey Chambers, Ward Ratliff, Larry Humphery, Angelo Garcia | |
| Subs | Florida State | Vlade Kaszynski (PG), Kenneth Bonds (SG), Warren Migliore (SF), George Johnson (C) Sean Harless, Michael Winslow, Felix Lopez, Virgil Kepner | |
| 15:10 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Hall can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-32 |
| 15:09 | Florida State | Warren Migliore grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 14:45 | Florida State | Samuel Satterfield steps in front of the George Johnson pass | 28-32 |
| 14:16 | Miami (FL) | George Johnson picks off the pass by Samuel Satterfield | 28-32 |
| 13:55 | Florida State | Samuel Satterfield steps in front of the Vlade Kaszynski pass | 28-32 |
| 13:50 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield lays it in | 30-32 |
| 13:37 | Florida State | George Johnson makes the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Harris Kinsey - foul #2 on Harris Kinsey, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Harvey Chambers (PG), Ward Ratliff (SG), Angelo Garcia (PF) Edward Thrush, Joseph Hall, Harris Kinsey | |
| Subs | Florida State | Sean Harless (PG), Felix Lopez (SF), Virgil Kepner (PF) Vlade Kaszynski, Warren Migliore, Arthur Johnson | |
| 13:37 | Florida State | George Johnson makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 13:11 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Garcia buries a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Virgil Kepner - foul #3 on Virgil Kepner, team foul #5 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Winslow (SG) Kenneth Bonds | |
| 13:11 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Garcia makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 12:53 | Florida State | Felix Lopez misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 12:51 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 12:22 | Miami (FL) | Harvey Chambers can't connect on a floater from the right side | 33-35 |
| 12:21 | Miami (FL) | Harvey Chambers tips it home | 35-35 |
| 12:00 | Florida State | Felix Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 11:59 | Florida State | Sean Harless pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Harvey Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Ratliff (fresh) SF - Samuel Satterfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Angelo Garcia (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernesto Sosa (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Sean Harless (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Winslow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Felix Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Virgil Kepner (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Florida State | Sean Harless misses long on a jumper from the left side | 35-35 |
| 11:36 | Florida State | Michael Winslow grabs the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 11:14 | Florida State | Sean Harless clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 11:13 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 10:50 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Garcia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 10:49 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Garcia hits the follow up shot | 37-35 |
| 10:26 | Florida State | Sean Harless misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-35 |
| 10:25 | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 10:05 | Miami (FL) | Felix Lopez is called for the reach on Harvey Chambers - foul #2 on Felix Lopez, team foul #6 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Joseph Hall (SG), Larry Humphery (SF), Harris Kinsey (C) Ward Ratliff, Samuel Satterfield, Ernesto Sosa | |
| Subs | Florida State | Vlade Kaszynski (PG), Kenneth Bonds (SG), Warren Migliore (SF), Arthur Johnson (PF) Sean Harless, Michael Winslow, Felix Lopez, George Johnson | |
| 09:50 | Miami (FL) | Larry Humphery drills a jumper from the right block set up by Harvey Chambers and he's hacked by Virgil Kepner - foul #4 on Virgil Kepner, team foul #7 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Edward Thurber (C) Virgil Kepner | |
| 09:50 | Miami (FL) | Larry Humphery makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 09:29 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Bonds | 40-37 |
| 09:12 | Miami (FL) | Larry Humphery connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Harvey Chambers | 42-37 |
| 08:46 | Florida State | Vlade Kaszynski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 08:45 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Angelo Garcia | 42-37 |
| 08:19 | Miami (FL) | Larry Humphery drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Angelo Garcia | 44-37 |
| 07:53 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds is whistled for a carry | 44-37 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush (PG), Ward Ratliff (SG), Samuel Satterfield (SF) Harvey Chambers, Joseph Hall, Angelo Garcia | |
| Subs | Florida State | Sean Harless (PG), Michael Winslow (SG), Felix Lopez (SF), Virgil Kepner (C) Vlade Kaszynski, Kenneth Bonds, Warren Migliore, Edward Thurber | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Edward Thrush (fresh) SG - Ward Ratliff (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Samuel Satterfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry Humphery (fresh) 10 pts. C - Harris Kinsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Sean Harless (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Winslow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Felix Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Virgil Kepner (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Miami (FL) | Harris Kinsey knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Samuel Satterfield | 46-37 |
| 07:07 | Florida State | Sean Harless makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 06:44 | Miami (FL) | Larry Humphery misses long on a jumper from the left side | 46-39 |
| 06:43 | Florida State | Virgil Kepner snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 06:17 | Florida State | Sean Harless misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ward Ratliff - foul #1 on Ward Ratliff, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Harvey Chambers (PG), Ernesto Sosa (PF) Edward Thrush, Larry Humphery | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds (SG), George Johnson (C) Michael Winslow, Arthur Johnson | |
| 06:17 | Florida State | Sean Harless makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 06:17 | Florida State | Sean Harless makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 05:53 | Miami (FL) | Harvey Chambers comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by George Johnson - foul #4 on George Johnson, team foul #8 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Joseph Hall (SG) Ward Ratliff | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:53 | Miami (FL) | Harvey Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 05:53 | Miami (FL) | Harvey Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 05:38 | Florida State | Felix Lopez connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 05:15 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Hall drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Harris Kinsey | 50-44 |
| 04:55 | Florida State | Sean Harless comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Harris Kinsey - foul #3 on Harris Kinsey, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Larry Humphery (SF), Angelo Garcia (PF) Samuel Satterfield, Harris Kinsey | |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Winslow (SG), Arthur Johnson (PF) Kenneth Bonds, Virgil Kepner | |
| 04:55 | Florida State | Sean Harless misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 04:55 | Florida State | Sean Harless makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:29 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Johnson is called for the reach on Angelo Garcia - foul #2 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #9 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff (SG) Joseph Hall | |
| Subs | Florida State | Vlade Kaszynski (PG), Kenneth Bonds (SF) Sean Harless, Felix Lopez | |
| 04:29 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 04:29 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 04:00 | Florida State | George Johnson makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vlade Kaszynski | 52-47 |
| 03:33 | Miami (FL) | Harvey Chambers makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Larry Humphery | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Harvey Chambers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ward Ratliff (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Larry Humphery (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Angelo Garcia (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernesto Sosa (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Vlade Kaszynski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Winslow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Bonds (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson misses long on a floater in the lane | 54-47 |
| 03:08 | Miami (FL) | Larry Humphery grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 02:40 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Garcia misses the easy layup | 54-47 |
| 02:39 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 02:39 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield (SF), Harris Kinsey (C) Larry Humphery, Ernesto Sosa | |
| Subs | Florida State | Sean Harless (PG), Felix Lopez (SF) Vlade Kaszynski, Kenneth Bonds | |
| 02:10 | Florida State | Michael Winslow is whistled for a carry | 54-47 |
| 01:57 | Miami (FL) | Harris Kinsey's dunk attempt is rejected by Felix Lopez | 54-47 |
| 01:56 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Garcia grabs the offensive board | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:35 | Miami (FL) | Harris Kinsey can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 54-47 |
| 01:33 | Florida State | George Johnson pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 01:04 | Florida State | Sean Harless misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 01:03 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 00:44 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Garcia lays it up and in set up by Samuel Satterfield | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Florida State | Felix Lopez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 00:37 | Miami (FL) | Harris Kinsey snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Miami (FL) | Harris Kinsey is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Winslow - foul #2 on Michael Winslow, team foul #10 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Joseph Hall (SG) Ward Ratliff | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:35 | Miami (FL) | Harris Kinsey misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:35 | Miami (FL) | Harris Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:28 | Florida State | Harris Kinsey steps in front of the Sean Harless pass | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Harvey Chambers runs out the clock | 57-47 |